Japan COVID-19 Cases Increase to 338 (Summary)

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[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Min-young] On the 15th, an additional 79 confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) were reported in Japan, bringing the total number of infected individuals to 338.

According to local Japanese media such as Kyodo News and NHK, 67 new COVID-19 cases were confirmed on the cruise ship 'Diamond Princess' docked at Yokohama Port in Japan on the same day.

So far, the total number of COVID-19 confirmed cases on the cruise ship docked in Japan is 285.

Eight new COVID-19 infections were also confirmed among residents of Tokyo.

Among these eight, six were attendees of a New Year's party on a pleasure boat held on the 18th of last month, which included a private taxi driver whose infection was confirmed on the 13th. One other person was identified as a crew member of the pleasure boat.

The remaining individual is a company employee in their 40s residing in Tokyo, who showed coughing symptoms on the 2nd and developed a fever on the 5th, after which they sought medical examination.

After the onset of symptoms, the individual took the Shinkansen to Aichi Prefecture for a business trip on the 10th, and as symptoms persisted on the 12th, they were hospitalized from the 12th and are currently reported to be in serious condition.

Local media reported that three additional confirmed cases were identified at Saiseikai Arida Hospital in Wakayama Prefecture, including a doctor couple in their 50s and a hospitalized patient in their 60s.

A woman in her 60s residing in Nagoya City was also confirmed positive for COVID-19. She is the wife of a man in his 60s who tested positive on the 14th after returning from a trip to Hawaii, USA.

All COVID-19 confirmed cases identified on this day in Tokyo and Wakayama Prefecture are Japanese nationals. Including the cruise ship cases, the total number of COVID-19 confirmed cases in Japan has risen to 338.

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